With the purpose of facilitating trade of agricultural products in the Western Balkans and as per the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration of the Republic of Albania and the Minister H.E. Edmond Panariti, the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in SEE (SWG) organized a consultative meeting of the food safety authorities of the Western Balkans.

The meeting took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration of the Republic of Albania, Tirana, Albania on 25 April, 2017.

The participants used the opportunity to discuss and draw conclusions on the following:

• Trade of agricultural products in the Western Balkans: situation and trends;
• Issues and obstacles in agricultural products trade in the Western Balkans;
• Measures and provisional action plan for agricultural products trade facilitation in the Western Balkans.

This activity is co-financed by the European Union funded project: “Fostering regional cooperation and balanced territorial development of Western Balkan countries in the process towards EU integration” implemented by SWG.

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